Chapter 3 Who Joins Forces
"I've seen His Royal Highness Prince Zhong, living in the attic, is Your Highness still used to it?"
A young eunuch wearing a dark red round-necked robe and holding a dust whisk walked into the library, and when he saw Jiang Zhonghou, he sang loudly, his demeanor and demeanor were not the slightest respectful, and there was ridicule between his words.
Jiang Zhong glanced at the eunuch, recognized his identity, and knew that he was the confidant of Prince Yutang, named Gao An, because of the power of the East Palace and the favor of the prince, he could be described as a sideways figure in the eunuch circle of King Jiang's Palace.
If it was before, Jiang Zhong would inevitably have to respond in vain, and ask "What is the matter with Gonggong Gao", if there is something, if you can do it now, you can do it now, and if you can't do it, you will politely shirk it, in short, try to be kind, so as not to get entangled by villains, make trouble behind your back, and get into unnecessary trouble.
However, Prince Zhong now has a new soul, his vision, mind, and talents are all renewed, and his methods of doing things will naturally be different.
Jiang Zhong looked up at a certain bookshelf, his brows furrowed, as if he was pondering an extremely important matter, and ignored Gao An's words.
"Prince Zhong!" Gao An was accustomed to seeing Prince Zhong's weak and cautious appearance before, but at this time, seeing him standing with his hands in his hands, his face was thoughtful, the situation was quite different from before, and he was curious in his heart, so he had to raise his voice and call again.
Jiang Zhong sighed, shook his head again, and asked himself: "Is it really a villain like a ghost, a fox and a fake tiger?"
As soon as Gao An heard what was said, his face couldn't help but change slightly, he has been serving the prince to read all year round, how could he not have heard this little story from "Warring States Policy"?
"Prince Zhong is teaching a lesson?" Gao An asked coldly, but Jiang Zhong still ignored it, walked straight into the bookshelf, took a book from it, and patted the book with a smile: "This is it!"
Gao An's face became more and more unhappy, he walked up to Jiang Zhong and reached out to pull his sleeve, and said loudly: "Prince Zhong, our family came to ask you for an important couplet on the order of the crown prince. ”
Jiang Zhong lived in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, and he didn't know that at this time, in the palace of Jiang Guo, his father Emperor Jiang Di was entertaining the envoys of the Nine Kingdoms and Su Jin, who wore the seal of the Eight Kingdoms, and he didn't know that when the banquet was halfway through, Su Jin actually got up with a cup and gave Jiang Guo a couplet to the civil and military affairs of the Jiang Guo Manchu Dynasty.
"Grandpa Gao?" Jiang Zhong seemed to have just broken out of the demon barrier, and suddenly woke up: "What are you doing here?"
Gao An had already hated itchy, but because he had an urgent order, he couldn't attack, so he had to say it again from beginning to end: "Today, Your Majesty set up a banquet in the main hall to entertain the envoys of the Nine Kingdoms, and I don't want Su Jin, who was the prime minister of the Eight Kingdoms, to give His Majesty and the adults a very tricky pair without knowing what to do, and promised a stick of incense for a time, let us come out, and now no one can do it for a while, His Royal Highness the Prince sent a servant to ask Prince Zhong." ”
Jiang Zhong lowered his head and turned the book in his hand page by page, as if he did not listen to Gao An.
"Prince Zhong?" Gao An reluctantly shouted again.
"You said it was important, and you were so verbose, and you missed the time and replied that I deliberately delayed, right?" Jiang Zhong didn't raise his head, and said coldly.
Gao An saw that the middle prince in front of him looked like a different person, and his temperament and demeanor were close to the second prince who was moody, he was shocked in his heart, and faintly thought of the rumors related to the "awakening of the literati and the courage of the literati", his expression was unconsciously solemn, and he hurriedly said, "The slave does not dare", and continued: "The upper link of Su Jin is 'riding a strange horse, Zhang Longbow, Qin Se pipa, the eight kings and kings are on top, and Shan Ge fights'. ”
As soon as Jiang Zhong heard this couplet, his heart began to dismantle the pair, I don't know if his brain was smashed open by the book in the library, as long as he concentrates and meditates, the words and sentences he wants will jump out clearly, and the main sentence in this couplet, Jiang Zhong has always had an impression in his heart.
Therefore, as soon as Gao An finished speaking, Jiang Zhong over there had already made a couplet.
Jiang Zhong put the book in his hand aside and asked Gao An, "Have you brought pen and paper?"
Gao An Dese said: "Your Highness just say that the slave has a good memory, and he must remember every word." ”
Jiang Zhong sneered: "A good memory is better than a bad pen, this matter is very important, a wrong word may insult the national body, but you say that you can afford it?"
Gao An thought that this was reasonable, and hurriedly said: "Ask Prince Zhong to give it." ”
Jiang Zhong put the book aside, walked to the desk, rolled up his sleeves, and instructed Gao An, "What are you still doing standing there, grinding ink." ”
Gao An was slightly stunned, said "yes", reluctantly walked over to study ink, and muttered secretly in his heart: "I think our family has only studied ink for the prince, what qualifications do you have as a nominal and down-and-out prince to let me polish ink for you? If it weren't for the prince's order, I wouldn't have looked at you." ”
Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything on his face, and carefully grinded the ink ingot in his hand with the method of heavy pressing and light rotation.
Jiang Zhong stretched out his hand and took out a bamboo pole brush, and was about to dip it in ink to write, when he heard a woman's voice at the door: "Is His Royal Highness Prince Zhong here?" ”
"Green Fu?" Jiang Zhong looked at Gao An and asked.
"Back to Your Highness, Lu Fu is the eldest maid next to the third princess. Gao An responded, rolled his eyes, and said: "She should have come to ask for a couplet for the prince of the court on the order of the third princess." ”
Jiang Zhong nodded and said, "Let her in." ”
Gao An said in a clear voice: "Come in!"
Lu Fu walked into the house, and saw Gao An who was grinding ink and Jiang Zhong who was holding a pen in his hand, and immediately understood the meaning of this situation, first blessed Jiang Zhong, and then looked at Gao An with a smile, and said, "Father-in-law Gao is also there?"
Gao An seemed to have a smile on his face, and said unhurriedly: "Our family has been ordered by the prince to come to ask Prince Zhong for the couplets in the main hall, I don't know what Miss Green Fu is looking for the prince?"
Lu Fu smiled and said, "Coincidentally, I also came here to ask for a couplet on the order of my princess, but since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent his father-in-law to come, my princess doesn't have to do anything more, so I'll go back and talk back." Prince Zhong, the slave and maid retired. ”
Jiang Zhong nodded, and secretly praised in his heart "What a clever girl", although the open and secret battles between the princes in the palace are becoming more and more fierce, but it is very unwise to openly call out the prince.
"Your Highness, please. Gao An didn't want to cause more trouble, so he urged.
Jiang Zhong dipped the pen in ink, groaned slightly, and wrote the following couplet on the paper, fortunately, he had been in the European style before, and the brush words written would not hinder the view.
Gao An folded the paper, said "The slave retires", and hurriedly turned to leave. Jiang Zhong didn't look up at him either, put the brush back in its place, and continued to look for books related to the imperial examination.
Gao An carried the couplet, walked like flying, and went straight to the main hall, when he returned to the main hall, a stick of incense had already burned most of it, and the atmosphere during the banquet became more and more solemn, Gao An took advantage of no one's attention, quietly stuffed the paper to the prince, and whispered in his ear.
At this moment, a tall man with a wide mouth stood up from the guest seat, and made a gesture to Emperor Jiang who was seated, and said, "If there is really no one here who can do it, Your Majesty might as well invite everyone to come." ”
As soon as these words came out, the hall was in an uproar, and a scholar stood up, blew his beard and glared at him: "Su Jin, you are a slave with eight surnames, what do you think you are, a wild man with dirty teeth and a foul mouth, and you dare to mention Fang Shi?"
Fang Shi is Fang Xu, one of the three great families of the human race, Jiang Guozhen Guohongru, and at the same time the father-in-law of His Majesty the Western Emperor of the Demon Clan.
Su Jin smiled slightly, bowed down and sat down, Emperor Jiang was displeased, and said lightly: "A stick of incense has not been burned yet, Su Qing is in a hurry." ”
As soon as Emperor Jiang's words fell, Prince Yutang stood up and said loudly: "Father, the son-in-law just got a couplet, please ask the father and the king to allow the son-in-law to come." ”
When Emperor Jiang saw that it was the prince who got up, he couldn't help but be suspicious, he knew that the prince was a genius in Tianzong martial arts, and when he was ten years old, he condensed the silver martial arts, shocking the royal city......
"Now that Prince Yutang has a lower link, please ask Your Majesty for permission to teach. A messenger said.
Emperor Jiang was hesitating, but seeing that the prince's face was confident, and he knew that someone had already made this couplet for him, he nodded and said, "Accurate." ”
Jiang Yutang turned to face the envoys of the Nine Kingdoms and Su Jin, sneered, and said, "It's really ridiculous and generous to threaten to alarm Elder Fang with just a couplet. ”
Su Jin smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, please." ”
"Read your couplet. ”
Su Jin said indifferently: "Riding a strange horse, Zhang Longbow, Qin Se Pipa, the eight kings are on top, and Shan Ge fights." ”
Jiang Yutang snorted and said, "Speak wildly! Listen carefully, my next link is 'Fake people, attack dragon clothes, charm and ghosts, four little ghosts and ghosts, take it when you close your hands'!"
When he read the words "take it with his hands together" at the end, Jiang Yutang was secretly lucky, his tongue was like thunder, and the envoys of the Nine Kingdoms were all palpitating and shaking their hearts and ears, and their ear drums hurt, even Su Jin, who had the blessing of Dacheng's courage, was also broken because of the couplet, and his courage trembled slightly.
"Yes, yes, every word, no flaws! Su Jin, what else do you have to say?" The scholar who had just reprimanded Su Jin applauded, and there was a lot of discussion in the audience, and Jiang Guoman's civil and military forces were all shocked.
Su Jin went up, comparing the remaining eight countries except Jiang and Liang to the "Eight Kings", the meaning is very straightforward and arrogant, and Jiang Yutang's "four little ghosts" are-for-tat, and they have a powerful counterattack to Su Jin's provocation, and they are loud!
Emperor Jiang on the dragon throne showed a look of approval, and the other princes were all happy, but they didn't know what was going on in their hearts.
"The prince is talented, ......" Su Jin was about to admit defeat calmly, but suddenly found something, and exclaimed: "Why don't you see the prince's tone fluctuating on the top, could it be that there is someone else in the couplet?"
Just as Su Jin was asking this question in the Jiang Guo Palace, in a dilapidated Jiang Guo Palace, a young man suddenly felt a sense, and then felt a thin breath empowering in.